Author: Anadolu Agency

China on Thursday called for win-win cooperation to promote stable and healthy development of economic and trade relations under returning US President Donald Trump, according to Chinese state media. “China hopes that under the strategic guidance of the two countries’ leaders, both sides will adhere to the principles of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, and win-win cooperation, strengthen dialogue and communication, manage differences appropriately, expand mutually beneficial cooperation, and promote the stable and healthy development of China-US economic and trade relations,” Commerce Ministry spokesperson He Yadong told a press conference. He emphasized that reaching win-win and mutually beneficial results is the…

Italy’s far-right League party, a coalition partner with the current government, on Thursday proposed a bill to withdraw from the World Health Organization (WHO) following the new US President Donald Trump’s decision to leave the UN health agency. In a press conference at the Chamber of Deputies in Rome, League Senator Claudio Borghi accused the WHO of an “excess of power” and failing to adequately carry out its role in supporting the world, local media reported. The party argued that the WHO is not contributing to the common good and thus called for a review of Italy’s commitment, claiming “it…

Leaked internal documents reveal that Microsoft has come out as a major provider of cloud services and artificial intelligence (AI) to the Israeli military, with support increasing dramatically since the conflict in Gaza began on Oct. 7, 2023. According to documents obtained by Drop Site News, Israel has emerged as one of Microsoft’s top global partners, with engineering support and consultancy costs totaling about $10 million since the Gaza attacks began. Microsoft has yet to publicly confirm or deny the report, and it has not responded to Anadolu’s request for comment. With additional support projects worth $30 million under consideration…

Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit on Thursday stated that the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip does not provide a lasting solution, noting that peace can only be achieved by fulfilling the Palestinian people’s right to an independent state. Describing Israel’s 15-month campaign of attacks as a “war of genocide” against Gaza, Gheit told the UN Security Council that “the ceasefire is not a permanent solution.” “The basis for peace can only be achieved by the realization of the Palestinian people of their right to an independent state on the borders of June 1967 with East Jerusalem as its capital,”…

Türkiye is ready to provide any support needed to resolve the dispute between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, should both parties desire it, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Thursday. “We, as Türkiye, are ready to provide any support necessary to resolve this issue (the dispute between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo) which will contribute to stability and peace in the Great Lakes Region, should both parties wish for it,” Erdoğan told a joint news conference with his visiting Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame in the capital Ankara. The M23 rebels have waged an insurgency in eastern…

The new US administration and South Korea have agreed to maintain close cooperation on North Korea’s nuclear issue, Seoul’s Foreign Ministry said on Thursday. The agreement was reached during South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul’s first phone call with new Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Seoul-based Yonhap News reported. It comes days after US President Donald Trump expressed his desire to revive long-stalled peace talks with South Korea’s longtime rival North Korea. The two top diplomats discussed bilateral relations, North Korean nuclear issues as well as trilateral cooperation involving Japan, the ministry said. The two plan to coordinate details to…

US President Donald Trump on Thursday vowed to push for immediate interest rate cuts during a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. “With oil prices going down, I’ll demand that interest rates drop immediately. And likewise, they should be dropping all over the world,” Trump said as he addressed the 55th annual World Economic Forum remotely. Trump also highlighted a forthcoming wave of investment from Saudi Arabia into the US economy. “It’s also reported today in the papers that Saudi Arabia will be investing at least $600 billion in America, but I’ll be asking the crown prince,…

A senior UN official on Thursday welcomed the recently implemented Gaza ceasefire, calling it a “ray of hope” for the ongoing suffering of Palestinians. “We meet today in the early days of the ceasefire and hostage release deal in Gaza. This critical and long-awaited agreement offers a ray of hope, a long-overdue moment that provides much-needed relief for Palestinians in Gaza and the hostages reunited with their loved ones,” Khaled Khiari, UN assistant secretary-general for the Middle East and Asia and the Pacific, told a Security Council session on cooperation with the League of Arab States. He emphasized the importance…

A Croatian film that chronicles the 1993 Strpci massacre during the Bosnian War has been nominated for an Oscar in the short film category. The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent, directed by Nebojsa Slijepcevic, documents the Serbian Republic Army’s killing of 18 Bosniaks and a Croatian civilian at the Strpci train station on Feb. 27, 1993. The drama, which won the European Film Academy’s best short film and the Cannes Film Festival’s Golden Palm awards, focuses on retired Croatian officer Tomo Buzov, who could not remain silent about the incident. It narrates the tragic event where 19 civilians were…

Russia on Thursday claimed that its forces have taken control of another settlement in eastern Ukraine as Moscow continues to advance in the Donetsk region. Its forces have captured the village of Solone, about 12 kilometers (7.4 miles) southwest of Pokrovsk, which is a key front in Moscow’s offensive in the eastern Donetsk region, according to a Russian Defense Ministry statement. Solone is also about 2.5 kilometers (1.5 miles) southwest of the village of Vovkove, which Russia claimed to have taken on Tuesday. Moscow has frequently claimed territorial gains in recent months, particularly in the Donetsk region, where fighting has…